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USS Columbia

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USS Columbia may refer to:

  • A 44-gun frigate Columbia was under construction in 1814 but burned to prevent capture by the British
  • USS Columbia (1836) was a 50-gun sailing frigate launched in 1836 and in occasional service until 1861, when she was burned to avoid capture by the Confederates
  • USS Columbia (1862) was a captured Confederate screw steamer that ran aground in 1863
  • USS Columbia (1864) was an ironclad, also captured from the Confederates in 1865 and in use until June of that year.
  • USS Columbia (C-12), later CA-16, was a protected cruiser in service from 1894 to 1921. At the end of its career it was renamed USS Old Columbia.
  • USS Columbia (AG-9) was originally the Great Northern, a troop transport, renamed in 1921 and used until 1922
  • USS Columbia (CL-56) was a light cruiser launched 17 December 1941 and active throughout the rest of World War II
  • USS Columbia (AOT-182), a transport oiler, was returned to her owner on 1 May 1984
  • USS Columbia (SSN-771) is a Los Angeles-class submarine commissioned in 1995 and currently in active service
  • USS Columbia (SSBN-826) is the future lead ship of the Columbia-class submarine
  • See also
  • Columbia Rediviva
  • Columbia was the name of the Command Module on Apollo 11
  • Space Shuttle Columbia
  • HMCS Columbia
  • References

    USS Columbia Wikipedia